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- Category: Motion pictures
- Star rank: 829
- Address:
7001 Hollywood Blvd - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing west
- GPS location:
34.101662, -118.341868
Wallace Beery
Biography
Wallace Fitzgerald Beery (April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Bill in Min and Bill opposite Marie Dressler, as Long John Silver in Treasure Island, as Pancho Villa in Viva Villa!, and his titular role in The Champ, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Beery appeared in some 250 movies over a 36-year span.
Fact file
- Born: Wallace Fitzgerald Beery April 1, 1885 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
- Died: April 15, 1949 (aged 64) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
- Occupation: Actor
- Years active: 1913–1949
- Spouse: Gloria Swanson (1916–1919) (divorced) Rita Gilman (1924–1939) (divorced) 1 child
Read more about Wallace Beery at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
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Hollywood Blvd, north side, between Orange and Sycamore
Nearby you will also find Ethel Barrymore, Houdini, Mike Douglas, Barry Fitzgerald, and many others.